It's really interesting when you see stuff like Case gasoline tractors next to a Case steam engine and then learn they were built the same year! I find that fascinating. Some folks didn't trust gasoline or kerosene internal combustion engines, or for them it wasn't practical to use. Coal, wood and water were easy to obtain. I guess it depended where you were geographicly.
It was running a Prony Brake. Basically it is a engine dynometer that is measuring horsepower and can calculate torque. Weight is added and it puts the engine of the tractor or steam traction engine under a load and measures how much it can handle. Maybe you understand the theory of this already but I thought I'd explain a bit anyway as a FYI. I've always been interested in the very old stuff.
So this thing was built more than 100 years ago? Simply amazing!
It's really interesting when you see stuff like Case gasoline tractors next to a Case steam engine and then learn they were built the same year! I find that fascinating. Some folks didn't trust gasoline or kerosene internal combustion engines, or for them it wasn't practical to use. Coal, wood and water were easy to obtain. I guess it depended where you were geographicly.
What do they call the "clutch" mechanism in the pulley with the belt?
That is the clutch that drives the tractor. Like a clutch in your car. Same idea.
What is this machine than he's doing turning???
It was running a Prony Brake. Basically it is a engine dynometer that is measuring horsepower and can calculate torque. Weight is added and it puts the engine of the tractor or steam traction engine under a load and measures how much it can handle. Maybe you understand the theory of this already but I thought I'd explain a bit anyway as a FYI. I've always been interested in the very old stuff.
@@nickfay2359 Tahnk you for this explanation.